Cable clip



- ,um r n w PATENT o==rca Patented Aug. 8, 1933 i "1';92 ,77'7" y CABLE C`L'IF A f Frederick' Ge''rg" Ridge-s, l Ilamilton', Ontario;

Canada; a`"s` i gho'r to"N. Slater Company Lim c ited," Hamilton; Ontario, Canada, a Company of Canada attached to 'a ground'anchornor other se'curin'g means, although it is to be understood thatmy V clip can be put to adiv'ersity of uses apart'fro'm guy wires, for example it'can be applied to any type of stranded cablewhere it -is desired tore- *tain the end from ravelling. v

The 'object of`my' present 'invention is to furnish a preformed clip which will, in a` cable loop, surround -the freeendof the cable and secure such free end against the body of the cable and, in carrying out my invention, I have so designed the clip that it can be positioned to surround the body of the cable and slid downwardly over the 'free end of thecable where itwedges' .4 orresiliently retains itself'tightly in place.

' A further object of my invention is to so con`- struct my clip that it can be very `readily positioned and secured in place and yetat the same' time can not be readily'removed 'by anyone tam-` ,pering with the cable, and a still further object of my invention is to form my clip `from an integral piece of material so that the cost of ma'nufacture is reduced to a minimum. i n

My invention consists of a clip i constructed .and arranged all as hereinafter' more particularly described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which: a

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a cable en loop showing my clip initiallypositioned upon the ,cable n i Figure 2 is an elevational viewof my clip positioned in 'place on the cable, such view showing one side of the clip. i Figure 3 is a similar view to'Figure 2 showing the other side of the clip.

through the clip.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the clip. Figure 6 is a perspective viewof amodified .form of the clip. i y

Figure 7 is a cross sectional view through the clip; being taken through the line 7-7, Figure 5, and l i Figure Bis "a horizontal cross sectionaliview .through a slightly modified form' of clip' wherein the wire engaging "sides thereof are made fiat instead of rounded as shown in the other views.

Like characters of reference indicate corre-` sponding parts in the different views in the drawr i s.

merge or are connected at their inner'endswhere-` 'and 8`form what may bebroadly termeda spiral' Figure 4 is a longitudinalcross sectionalvieW;

r slot running fromend to end of the ``sleeve."

4' The loop as illustrated in Figure 1 is of the type n generally formed `upon the' end of" a" gu'y' wire ort cable, and such loop is passed throug h the' eyeflof 'an anchor'rod or aroundsmeother suitable' s curing means. The turned up portionof the ca.-

to furnish ameans" for gripp'ing'the'cabl if is at any time de'sired't taughten the guy When loosen'ed. g

I has been "found necessary to furnislrsome l suitable' type" of clip or'other securing meanst f or retaining' the end of the, stranded'cable Hom,

`ravelling and j also for ,securingT such'f end to' ith'e body ofthe cable both for tidinessand "also shield such free end againstbing the p'o'ssible" cause of injury to persons 'or animals'. Q

My clip comprises" a`sleeve which I" designate by the numeral 3 "and such sle'eve' is v formed of three integrally connected 'portions 5 and; the sleeve, of course; 'being'of `substa`r`` tiallyoval cross section' to receive the'two cables of the loop. v

The slee've en'd portions and 6 areof substan tially c shaped cross section and have'their opeip" ings, or slots; 7 and 8 upon opposite sides 'of "the .j

sleeve. The central portion 5 'is of U shape'df` cross section and forms. an integral connection between the sleeve end 'portions 'i 'and 6. The

slots 7 'an`d 8 which'xtend invvardly frori i'` the ends of the sleeve are of'substantially Lj shape and by they form a transverseslot 9jintermedi'ately of the length'of *the sleeve'f The transver's'e slot g 9 extends 'around the *sle'eve from one side'to the other'and forms a cutaway central' slee've" portion. It Will thus beseen that the slots 7, 9,"

alignment; with: the' cable wherein the' cable* `passes into the sleeve through the'slots' 7 'and"8" and is freely slidable thereon:` It is then"s"l id down wardly until its lower iendengag'es :and sur-'- rounds the free end 2 of the 'cable loopj The 'clip ispushed ordriven downwardly until a position is reached wherein the 'top of the'end 2 is in the'vicinity of the top of the clip.

In order to facilitate the entry of the cable end into the clip, particularly in cases where the strands of cable have become slightly ravelled, I form the end of the sleeve, which first engages the cable end 2, with a flare 10 and Similarly flare 5 'the edge 11 of the portion 4 with which the cable end makes contact as the clip is moved therealong duringinsertion. V

The sleeve '3 is preferably formed so that the portions .4 and 6 have a certain resiliency where- 10 by they will tightly trip the double cable and furtherinore I have found a certain advantage in forming the portion 4 in which the free end of r the cable is contained of slightly taper form, as

shown in Figure 4, so that a very tight grip is obtained as the cable approachesthis end of the sleeve. l

V ,In the clip as illustrated in Figure 6, I furnish a closed end 12 against which the end of the looped wire may abut, such closed endpositively preventing the clip from beingiorced into position such a distance as would permit the exposure of the cable end. v

In Fi ure 8 I show the sleeve as formed with fiat inner faces 13 instead of curved faces 14 as 25,- shown in Figure 7, as this form, while not de 'parting 'in any way from theprinciple of my invention, has a certain advantage 'in that it reduces the area of fri-:tien when the clip is being forced into place. Upon desiring to remove'the '30 clip to gain access to the cable end 2 it, is only necessary to hammer it upwardly away from the loop when 'it .willdisengage and can be temporarily taken oi' the cable, if so desired.

It will be seen from my description that I have s designed a very simple and yet practical cable 'clip which can be removed 'and replaced any number of times' as there is no necessity to bend or otherwise distort the clip for either attachment or removal and, although I have shown a partic- 7 21113 1' embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that' I can' make such changes and alterations as I may from time to time deem necessary without departing froin thespirit of my invention as set forth in the appended claims. What I claim as my invention is:

1. A cable clip adapted to engage the'end and body of a cable end loop coinprising an open ended preforrned sleeve having a cable receiving slot extending from end to end thereof in a substantially spiral form.

body of a cable end loopccmprising an open ended preformed resilient sleeve having acable receiving slot extending from end toend thereof 'in a substantially spiral form. v

3. In a cable clip adapted to extend' around two lengths of cable, a sleeve 'comprising 'a pair of sleeve ends of c shaped cross section having their openings in opposite sides of the sleeve, and a central sleeve portion of U shaped cross section and formed integrally with the sleeve ends. r

4. In a cable clip adapted to extend around two lengths of cable, a sleeve having an internal taper and comprising a pair 'of sleeve'ends of C shaped cross section having theiropenings in opposite' sides ofthe sleeve, and a central sleeve portion of U shaped cross section and formed-integrally with the sleeve ends. a I

5. In a cable clip adapted to extend around two lengths of cable, a sleeve having an internal taper `sleeve portion of U shaped cross section and lengths of cable, an open ended sleeve having a fiare at one end and comprising a pair of sleeve ends of c shaped cross section having their openings in opposite sides of the sleeve, and a 'central sleeve portion of U shaped cross section and r formed integrally with the sleeve ends.

fiare at one end and internal taper in the vicinity of the other end and comprising a pair of sleeve ends of C shaped cross section having their openings in opposite sides of the sleeve, and a central formed integrally with the sleeve ends.

8. In a cable clip adapted to extend around two lengths of cable, a sleeve comprising' a pair of sleeve ends of C shaped cross section having their openings in opposite sides of the sleeve, a central sleeve portion, of U shaped cross section and formed integrally with the sleeve ends, a fiared edge formed in one C end adjacent the central portion, and a fiared edge formed in the other C end at the end of the sleeve;

9. In a cable clip adapted to extend around two lengths of cable, Van open ended sleeve having a r'lare at one end andcomprising a pair of resilient sleeve ends of C shaped cross section having their openings in opposite sides of the sleeve, and a centralsleeve portion of U shaped-cross section and formed integrally with the sleeve ends.

'10. In a cable clip 'adapted to extend around shaped cross section having theiropenings in opposite sides of the sleeve, a central sleeve portion of U shaped cross section and formed integrally with the sleeve ends, a fiared edge formed in one c end adjacent the central edge formed in the other c end at the end of the sleeve.

11. In a cable clip adapted to extendaround' two lengths of cable, a sleeve comprising a pair of resilient sleeve ends of c shaped cross section n having their openings in opposite sides of the 2. A cableclip adapted to engagethe end and;

sleeve, a central sleeve portion of U shaped cross section *and formed integrally with the sleeve ends,'a flared edge formed in one C end adjacent the central portion, and a fiared edge 'formed 'in the other 'c end at' the end of the sleeve;

two lengths of cable, a sleeve comprising apair of sleeve ends ofC shaped cross section having 140 theiropenings in opposite sides of the sleeveand a Connecting portion of the sleeve positioned be-, tween the two C portions, and formed integrally therewith.

FREDERI K' E'O GE RI ERS. '145 portion, and a fiared 

